Extension Cord
I plug in my trailer a couple of days before a trip so we can stock the refrigerator/freezer. The trailer is a 30 amp. system. I run an extension cord from a regular house outlet to the trailer usin...
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Answers all over the map on this one. When I'm loading for a trip I grab whatever 14 ga. extension cord is handiest. My very typical RV fridge draws 3 amps, and you can run 100 watts of lights for another amp. If the battery isn't heavily discharged the power converter won't be pulling more than a couple of amps, so the worst case draw is about 6 amps, piece of cake for 50 feet of 14 ga. I do join the recommendation to not use a "hockey puck" adapter, and to have a voltmeter inside the rig. To be really sure what's happening, get a kill-a-watt meter and see how much power you're actually using. It's a handy-as-heck device to have around anyway.
